SLIDESHOW: Injections and Preventable Infections

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The Centers for Disease Control has tracked at least 49 blood-borne and bacterial infection outbreaks since 2001 due to incorrectly administered injectable medical products. All occurred in outpatient settings; eight were in pain remediation clinics. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC).